Output first part of array differently than second part - php

Question

<?php foreach ($rows as $id => $row): ?>
Basically i want my output for the first 5 rows to be inside <div class = "firstcolumn">
Once I have reached my five rows I want it to generate a second <div class = "secondcolumn"> for the rest of the rows. Also the row outputs have to come inside the div tags. So I only generate one div that fills up with rows
Can anyone help me to achieve this?

Answer 1

Try this
$cnt = 1;//Counter variable
foreach ($rows as $id => $row){
if($cnt <= 5){
$var = '<div class = "firstcolumn">';
}
else if($cnt > 5){
$var = '<div class = "secondcolumn">'
}
$cnt++;
}

Answer 2

In keeping with your style of coding, a loop counter will do the trick.
<?php $i = 0; ?>
<?php foreach ($rows as $id => $row): ?>
<?php $i++; ?>
<?php $colName = $i > 5 ? "secondcolumn" : "firstcolumn"; ?>
<div class="<?php echo $colName; ?>">
<?php endforeach; ?>

Answer 3

$count = 1;
foreach ($rows as $id => $row)
{
if($count <= 5)
{
if($count==1){
?>
<div class = "firstcolumn">
<?php }?>
<?php print $row; ?>
<?php
}
else
{
if($count==6){
?>
<div class = "secondcolumn">
<?php }?>
<?php print $row; ?>
<?php
}
if($count == 5){
?>
</div>
<?php
}
$count++;
}
if($count != 1 && $count!=6){
?>
</div>
<?php
}